Suspect in nightclub shooting arrested when truck crashed, police say
Police say this pickup truck was seen leaving the scene of a shooting in Westside Atlanta on May 2, 2022. (FOX 5)
ATLANTA - Police arrested men involved in a shooting about one block from a Westside nightclub after receiving a report of someone firing shots outside the business Monday morning.
Police said the call came at 4 a.m. A witness allegedly told police a man fired a gun in the air outside Republic Lounge on Brady Avenue before leaving the area with another person in Blue Dodge Ram. The police report states apartment windows located at 1050 Howell Mill Road NW were also shot up.
Police investigate a traffic crash along Howell Mill Road near I-75 following reports of shots fired near Westside Atlanta on May 2, 2022. (FOX 5)
Police said that car was later involved in a crash on Howell Mill Road.
Police said they found a gun and drugs in the car and arrested both men immediately.
Police said more charges are pending.